Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 14, 1879 Page: 1 of 3
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FOItT GRIFFIN, SHACKELFORD COUNTY. TEXAS. SATURDAY JL\~ 11. 187t>.
WHY OLD OIOK WAS HOT UP TO
TIMK.
In
mw
Co., Texas.
IP-
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4 a qrartarof million
Sto tb
:'"V 'TVn',.:.: V' . ;
the early days in Ken-
«the aottl«*r« were put to
great trouble with *h« wolves.
I'lie barnyard suffered to a. great
extent in the jray of pigs,
calves, etc,, frotn their depredu-
> I.AXD AOCXT lions, which frequently, in mld-
" Winter, were eveu carried to the
audacious extreme of attacking
human being*, indeed, It was
no unusual thing for the belated
traveler to find himseU surround-
ed by a herd of them in the
woods. Some striking stories
of hair breadth escapes and
1 and condition of
Of a somewhat amus-
""" r «raa«tbe adventuie
which Weil old Dick, the ne-
gro fiddler, . " « >
,tte Was "a good for-nothing
old darkey," as the word went
in the neighborhood, whose sole
to all
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price* in coah for
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'* A larga WAGON YARD with plenty
ft bay and fraln for «alo.
f |rr antfFIK, TKXAS.
but,- byithG*way-r*loguin*
this merit was—it in really
constituted him by fet the most
important *geriil >mAn of color
within forty mile* around. The
fact in, nothing of any intei est
" (joccnr without his pres
entSe.
On the occasion of a grand
lidding on a neighboring plant-
ation, some-sue miles distant.old
D.ck was, of course, expected
to officiate as master of the cer-
" mMm had been an uuus-
w$'. Winter,' and ■ a
mow lay npon the
« theevehtfttLevening,
wh«>n, having donned his "long
tailed blue," with its glittering
gilt buttons, and mounted the
", Shirt collar by the aid
of which the dignity of hie offi
oial character waa properly
maintained, he sallied forth,
tiildle iu hand, to dare the peril*
of the. distant way alone; for
the younger daikies had all
gone to the frolic hours ago.
JW) out, And the
•thMiiwShHtied merrily o?er the
criBp aftd'cfackUng snow. The
path, #hjteh"was a■hjirMw one,
led, for the greater part of the
way through the dark ^shadows
of a heavy bottom f.tfest, whlen'1
yet remained as wild as when
the Indians roa med it, and was
(intraversed by a wagoft road
for many miles. On he dashed
with unrela^i g energy, heed
less of the black shadows Bind
hideous night ciie* iq the de-p
forest. Wolves were howUiig
around hi«m every direetlon,
but lie paid no attention, to
sOuttds that w-re so'common-
However, he was soon compel 1-
ed to give more heed to these
animals than was by any mean*
pleasing Or expected, ?
He had now. made nearly half
of his journey, and the light
openinir ahead through the trees
showed him the -old clearing."
as it was called, through whie
his path led. The wolves ^ad
been getting excessively noi*y
for the last mile ; and to the in
describeble horror of the old
man, he could hear them gath-
ering about him la the crack-
ling bushes on either side, as
they ran along to keep pace
with his rapid steps. The woods
very soon seemed to Dick to be
literally alive with them, as
they gathered in yellow pack*
from far and near.
Wolves are cautiou* about
attacking a hnman belnp at
once, but usually require some
little time to work themselves
up to the point. That such wn*
(he case now provi-d mo«t lucky
f.i poor old Dick, who be^ari
to realize 'lie horrible diU'K-r.
as a dark object would brusl
past bis legs every few moments,
with a snapping sound like the
ring of a steel trap; whHe the
yells and patter of the gathei-
ing wolves Increased with terrl-
-ble rapidity. v \
Diek knew enough of the
habits of tbt^jDimal ro be fully
ware that to *'un would iiisuie
his instant death, as the coward-
ly pack would bi^sure to set
upon him in a body on the in-
stant of observing nny indica-
tion of fear: His only chance
Was to keep them at bay by
preserving t te utmost steadi-
ness until lie could reach an old
hut that stood iu the middle of
& clearing not far off.:
1 The wulvea weie becomiug
more audacious every miuttte,
and rushed at him, snappi ug a s
they went; paisf iu jBloser aud
closer proxi mi ty to his thin legs.
The frighteiie fiddler instinct
iVely thrust at them with his
fiddle. The sudden' sound of
the strings caused the wolves to
leap aside with surprise. Diuk
instantly drew hie hand across
the string*, and to his infinite
relief they sprang back and
aside as if he bad-shot amongst
them. '■ /
Taking immediate advantage
of this lucky diversion in his
favor, as 'he had now reached
the edge of the clearing, he
rtiade u brake for the but, rakitig
hi* hand across the fiddle*
strings at every jump, until
they fairly roared again. The
astouisbed wolves paused for a
moment ou the "Age of the clear-
ina with their tails between
their legs; but he had broken
the spell by.running and. iu a
moment they were aftnr him.
; Luckily the old man reached
the hut just as they were at his
heel , and, sluming the rickety
door behind him, he had time
t^-climb upon the roof, where
•lie was compaftively out of
danger' . '
The wolves, thronging the in-
terior, leaped at him with wild
yells of gushing rage. Poor
old Dick . had managed to cling
to his fiddle through it all, t^ud
remembering that it had saved
him in the Woods, lie now, with
the sheer energy of desperation,
drew his bow shrieking across
tlie strings, with a. sound that
rose high above all their deaf-
ening yells, while frith his feet
kicking out in the air, he en-
deavored.to avoid their steel-
like fangs.
An Instant's silence followed
this sudden outburst; but old
Dick, soon learned to. Ills in-
creased horror that feven wolves
are too fastidious to stand bad
Addling, for tbey commenced a
renewal of the attack, as soou
as the first surprise was over,
more furiously than ever.
When the head of a great
wolf was thrust up between the
boards of the roof, within a few
inches of where lie sat, lie gave
himself up for a gone darkey,
and fell to fiddling "Yankee
Doodle" with * all his might
With the first notes of the air
tilence commenced; the brute*
owned the subduing spell, and
the terror-8trickHn'fiddler, when
he came to himself —astonished i
at the sudden cessation of hos-
tilities—saw lie was *urrounded
by the mod attentive and cer-
tainly appreciative audience he
had ever played before.
For the moment there waa
the slightest cessation of the
music, every listen"! spning
forward to rei ew the buttle, ami
set hi- pipe Kt< 111 l«'pi til fl*
ing about hi air ;i_-I5>ii
he had now leu rued the spell, j
and a* long as lie eontiuu d t<
play with tolerable correctiieflt'
was comparatively safe.
The old fiddler soon l'oig t
his terror in professional pride,
for he'lvas decidedly flattered
by such intense appreciation;
and entering tally into the spirit
of the Hie thing, played with a
gusto- and effect/such as he
thought he had never before
surpassed or eveu equaled.
Even the wedding, with its
warm lights, its sweetened
whisky, waa forgotten for the
time in the^low of this new pro
fessional triumph.
But as time progressed, h«
began to give way under cold,
fatigue and! exhaustion.' Ilut
he could not stop a moment be
f)i>re they were at him again,
and theie t bey persistently sat,
that shaggy ttoop. of connois*
sienrs, fidgeting oil tbeirhauncb-
es, wltli lolling tongues and
pricked ears, listening to their
com (lulsory charmer, for sever-,
al weary hours, until the ne-
groe* at i lie wed ting, becomine
ijiiphtienf or ' a la r iitied the
i id man, ca nje ^out tO, lUc J; for
h'im, andfo'Utid^biui thus perch
«pl upon the -rtiof td' the totter-
ing hut, sawing away for dear
iifa. v vr.v :
..They tescued the old man
fh)in his comfortless position,
while4he lingering ftums ot his
late audience" told • thirt they
most unwillingly surrendered
the truUiou of vheir unwonted
feast., • • ' ' _
(San ir.noisco Sewn Let fer.1 .
Youug Biliiins jA'ent to sereu
ade his gill ou Van Ness ave-
nue. The amaleur orchestra, of
which he is a member, had
hardly squelched out the first
two bar* ofi^'Cyme Wh. re Aly
Love Lies Diearning," when the
second story ^window went, tip
and old Boggs. Amelia's father,
stuck his head <>ut and remark
ed; 4,Is there no way of com-
promising this thing?"' "What
—w—what ?" gasped Bilklns.
"I say, can't we make some a
rangement to get out ol this
matter? How does $4 abd an
old gas-stove strike /you ?"
" Why—-this, rthlf. j is a seren
ade," exclaijited Bil k lus.' "Ex-
actlv, 4o I see. Now, suppose I
were to stand the beer and < ar
fare all atouml wouhln't yen go
out in the suburbs somewhere
and work off the rest of it iu
front of some dei^f and dumb
asylum or other ?". "\V<-1I, I'm
blowed!" ejaculated the crush-
ed lovet. -'I should think you
would be,° hitched to the end of
that big trombone. Don't point
it-this way, for Heaven's sake :
it might go off.". "Come down
here and say that like a man."
roared the big drum, who ras
full of • Budweiser and - fury.
'•You baldheadeil old pelicull,
come down " "I—I think we
had better—better g< , as it
were, b-tu<irinuied the jin r-
tified Bilkin*. li'iil the lidgttst« d
band walked Madly off, scorn-
fully ignoring Bogg*' parting
itijitnciioii* to reform and lead
better lives until the thing blew
iver. '
"Why. that's from my wife's
head!" "Aie yoir sure of it V*
"Sureof ill of course 1 am.
You don't (.appose you would
liad any other wumaii*it ■ hair
about me, do you I" "No, prob-
ably nol; but I am sorry, you
are So sure it is your wife's
hair, fori just picked it off the
coat of this g-utleutaii," point-
ing to a friend near by.
THE ECHO JOB OFFICE
Is aupplled with Mir type and cUlau '.to
lave tlMi
BEST PBE9S
in ilio'cownliy.
Our prioea for Job Work my a« low aa
any country oflee can work tbr aud liru
In sleepiug the bright-eyed pet
<>f a iiome now deaolatcnitfi sad.
Oaly a Httlo child ! but it
may l ecome a good and able
nan or woman, or an idle, use- •
less member of soeiety. It may
influence otheie far xood, to'
work for the Savior, trea,d the
straight and narrow Way, or
walk the broad road that leads
to destiuetion. ; *
v HOMK APWKARANOK. .
Did yon ever think, friend* '
what a charm there is lo good
.ppearanoef We mean thro tp
pearauce which a good toilette
—not an expensive one, tat;. * ' *
<ood one—gives, especially to a x]
radyf A neatly fitting dren; '
a bit of color at the throat ; a
liifWer of a ribbon in the hair of
a shade to match; a bright ex-,
pectant face to greet the !tus> .*
band's return ; jti*t a little
brighter and more happily ^x-1 •
pectant than is given to the
jetimingof any other man. Do
ou realize how much of swr^t
HAD KNOUQM OP IT.
[Boaton Herald.]
It seems thut a joung man
aud wouiau of Bucksportt He.,
were not so much married as
ili-y thought they were a short
time ugo. They met and were
each cUarmed by the otherV
qnalilies; A mittual frieudship
grew up; which iu a few day*
npeiird into love. It was agreed
that they aiiould be mcrried,
aud after a brief lapse of time
they ivisited a well-knowii jus-
tice of the peace in that towi
and were marritM), or supposed
that they were. Two weeks
passed on and the discoveryL>et inftuvnee arid Of
was made by the supposed jus- effect there is in these >th«
ih e of lite peace tliat his' term
of oftiee had expired prior to the
marriage ceremony, aud that
the couph^ were not legally
mnnied The surprise of the
man and his affiajueed when the
state of the case was cold them
ciku hardly be Imagined. They
had lived togethwr as man and'
. . •' * .. --t' *
wife for two weeks, anjCt the an
uo.uucemetit of the fact tha
they were not married created
quit* a little.seusatiuu.
BUI tlie sequel is even straug-
er tUipi wuat weut beipre. The
Would be h"ts baud said to
intended wity tuat they would:
go and see some one who was
really u justice of the peace and
gel legatiy married. Sue. said
she believed she.did not ,care
to, that she had bad euongh of
married jife for the present, and
persisting iu that .opinion she
left town the next day for Bos-
ton
songs—the
him in the sweet
«
on irtv
to grew ©Jd'
allowed
in the sweet
your endless life.
Intended it should
Please die.-*-
TKNItULKi
HE KNEW THE HAIR.
[Wlilteliall Times.]
A few days since a party
gentlemen were t(>gether.
man, a Joker, stepped tip
of
ONLf. '
Only an angiy word! per
haps it was spoken thonghtleas
ly. but it curried grief to the
heart already discouraged by
unkindness.
Only a kind word! but it
comforted the broken heart and
revived tbe drooping spirit. It
eiicouiuged some erring one to
walk outv more In the path ol
viitue. .
Only a Ufa ! it is short and
fleering, bnt if spent in wfeked-
tiess it will bring an eternity of
misery and woe, if spent doing
good it will be but the begin-
ning of an eternal life of bap-
pluess. ■ .
Only a sunbeam! but Si
brightened the lbvrly flowers,
and g'ive a fresher hue to the
grass, and threw il# rays into
tiark dwelling* of poverty, car-'
r.v iug gladness to the hearts of
ilteir inmates. .
0'iiy a glass of wine ! but it
dragged a noble talented bo^
•o the iowest depths of poverty
and ruin. It broke a loving
mother's heart, and brought a
father's gray hair in sorrow to
the grave.
Only an hour! but if wasted
Always pick np a hot'
• - -4 \ ' L\ ' • -r* i- 1 •*
by the cold end, , v :
• Never . sp€ud your nioney
when yon can get things tOf
nothing. . * .
Do not despise It 25-cent. ci-
gar, or aWOfl dirtner _bi-ca'<*«
Rememberthatif c$sis more
to go to a high priced theatfe,
than it does to take k|!ack jww
in a free churoh.
Nothing is tronbksoiue lo
yon that others do for yon will-
ingiy-
Never p^y, to-day, ttw niau.
you can put off till; tomorrow.
Never trouble yourself to do
lor another what he can jnstas
well do for himaelf. .
Never buy what you do not
want; simply becanse the man
eays ho is just out of it,
Do riot poultice your own
elbow for the boil ou another
man's cheek. ' *-,
When angry, be sure you cau
handle your man before you
call him a YmT.—Ifcuekej/fi.
A lady in Hungary has the
distaff used by Marie Antoin-
ette in spinning during her im-
prisonment. It is of wood and
ivory inlaid with silver, and
still bears the hemp left upon it
by the ill-fated queen on the eve
of her execution.
* Di. Johnson remarked ; when
lie heard that a friend of his had
married a second time; that it
was an instance of the triumph
1 ilk:
everyday in idleness will soon;of over experience
amount to a great deal of pre :l-
ous lime lost forever. If spent
iu useful study or little uct* of
If Ben Franklin were to walk
into Philadelphia now, with uis
loaf of bread under each arm
One kindness it will bring pearu and |„. woai<i be Jugged with the
to a. happiness
member of the party, and hold Only a 111 tie grave! but it
ing a long hair before his eys, contains all that is now left of a
said: 'See here, old lei low. mother's cherishod idol and a
:his looks Minpici' us. Wle i father's pride and joy. Be-
• lid iliia lut'E ha c«eii ' fi .i! . i« ;itij that little mound of e;irtii
rest of the tramps.
Debating clubs are nnxiousl}-
worrying themselves ovet the
problem, which has the most
bones, a two dollar corset or
;t lifiv cent tliad
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